Caimari to Coll de sa Bataia, Mallorca, Spain

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Malcolm Surgenor

Type

Bike

Distance

5.215 mi

Duration

00:41:42

Avg Watts

148.80 Watt(s)

Recorded on

13/10/2022

Added on

16/11/2022

Total ascent

1365 ft

Caimari 2 (58007), 07314, Illes Balears, Spain

Diseminado Diseminados Var, 1, 07315 Escorca, Illes Balears, Spain

Description

Caimari to Coll de sa Bataia

I was on holiday on the beautiful island of Mallorca in Spain and wanted to cycle some of the hills to maintain my fitness levels. Cycling in Mallorca is heaven. Most of the time the weather is glorious, the roads are super smooth and the other road users and motorists are incredibly courteous to cyclists - I think to some extent that's because they realise the value cycling tourism has to the island.

This is 8kms of predominantly uphill with the most switchbacks or hairpin bends I've ever experienced on a road. I did this ride last year but in the opposite downhill direction and felt as though I was the only cyclist doing so - everyone else was heading up the way! So I vowed to come back and do it properly! The climb from Caimari to the Coll de sa Bataia at 576 meters is not particularly difficult at an average incline of 5%. I'm not the fastest hill climber - in fact, embarrassingly I was passed at speed by a child who looked to be about 10 as I neared the top - so you'll quite easily beat my time on Kinomap - keep the resistance at 100%, no cheating now! 😁

After this video if you want you can continue climibing up the the Gorge Blau reservoir with this video or you can take the easier option by heading downhill towards Pollença with either of these videos - 19k or 14k

Please check out my other Mallorca videos here -> Mallorca playlist

The bike I used for these rides is a beautifully light stainless steel bike made by Independent Fabrication and on hire from n+1 Bicycles in Pollenca.

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